Promising but atypical: New evidence on water chestnut biocontrol host choice and feeding

In addition to documenting a departure from predictions in host-specificity testing, Simmons and Blossey present new evidence on the potential impacts and safety of water chestnut biological control.

Researcher Spotlight: Jennifer Andreas

This month, we interviewed Jennifer Andreas, who has worked in biological control for the last 25 years, and provides integrated weed management strategies and education to land managers in Washington State.

Building more equitable and inclusive practice

This article reflects on how we can reframe our thinking and work to support equitable, inclusive, and just conservation science and practice.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Steve Grodsky

This month, we interviewed Dr. Steve Grodsky at Cornell University who specializes in the emerging field of energy ecology — the study of interactions among energy development, ecosystems, and people.

Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Annette Evans

This month, we interviewed Dr. Annette Evans, a postdoctoral researcher at UMass Amherst/Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, whose work combines invasion ecology and climate change to inform land management by modeling abundance and distributions of invasive plants.

A Place to Pool Data on Potential Plant Invasions

Public gardens are in a unique position to form a sentinel network to aid in detecting potential invasive species. This study informs how public gardens can collectively contribute data for potential new invaders.